John Carroll Lynch
Biography
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as Drew Carey's cross-dressing brother on The Drew Carey Show, and for his role as Norm, the unassuming husband of Margie Gunderson (Frances McDormand) in Fargo. In the fall of 2003, he starred in the CBS show The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, with Randy Quaid, Chris Penn, Mare Winningham, Elizabeth McGovern, and Ann Cusack. The show was cancelled after only a few episodes. He also had a recurring role in the HBO show Carnivàle, playing escaped convict Varlyn Stroud. Lynch appeared as a district attorney in the CBS series Close to Home and as NASA official Bob Gilruth in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. Lynch appeared in the 2003 thriller Gothika and the 2007 biopic Zodiac.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | She Rides Shotgun | Houser | HIT | |
| 2025 | Sorry, Baby | Pete | HIT | |
| 2024 | Babes | Dr. Morris | FLOP | |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | HIT | |
| 2020 | Kiss Me Kosher! | Ron Shalev | FLOP | |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | HIT | |
| 2018 | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | HIT | |
| 2016 | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | HIT | |
| 2016 | The Founder | Mac McDonald | HIT | |
| 2016 | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | FLOP | |
| 2016 | The Invitation | Pruitt | FLOP | |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | HIT | |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | HIT | |
| 2014 | The Pretty One | Frank | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Hoke | Bill Henderson | FLOP | |
| 2013 | Highland Park | Rory | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie | HIT | |
| 2011 | Paul | Moses Buggs | HIT | |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | HIT | |
| 2010 | Hesher | Larry | HIT | |
| 2009 | Love Happens | Walter | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Gran Torino | Barber Martin | HIT | |
| 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | HIT | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | HIT | |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Confidence | Grant Ashby | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | HIT | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Bug | Wallace Gregory | HIT | |
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | FLOP | |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | HIT | |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | HIT | |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | FLOP | |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | HIT | |
| 1997 | Volcano | Stan Olber | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Shopkeeper | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | HIT | |
| 1996 | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | HIT | |
| 1995 | The Cure | Skipper #1 | HIT | |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | HIT |